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What Did You Sell Your Soul For?
Was It A Gun And A Bullet And A Chance At Revenge?

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Name:

Asher Ryan

Website:

[Life of the Party]

Bio:

H I S T O R Y

Name: Asher Ryan

Nickname: Ash

Alias: Riley Michaels [government ID]

Gender: Male

Age: 33

Date of Birth: July 16th

Physical Description:
- Height: 6’1”
- Eyes: Warm whiskey brown
- Hair: Dark brown, nearly black, worn anywhere from buzzed close to his scalp to just above his shoulders. Though he usually tends to wear it short, Ash is currently wearing it long and sporting a goatee and a decent five o’clock shadow
- Build: Leanly muscled from all his years of training, Asher is no small guy. His upper back, chest and arms are covered with more than their fair share of tattoos.
- Style: Practical…cargo pants, jeans, tank tops, t-shirts, he couldn’t care less about fashion or how things fit, he dresses to make things easier for his job, for his lifestyle.

Distinguishing Marks: Not only are Asher’s ears pierced, but he also sports a number of tattoos across his upper body, including a crucifix on his left forearm, an image from the Book of Kells on his right shoulder amongst others.

Birth Location: Melbourne, Australia

Personality: A good time guy, Asher is traditionally the first one to light up a smoke or pour a drink if there’s a good reason to celebrate. He tends to unwind by letting loose and there’s generally a woman (or two….or three) involved. Not to be taken as a complete ass, however, Ash really is a good guy at heart. Sure he can be cold, brutal and downright scary when a situation demands it, but that isn’t all there is to him. Sarcastically funny, he can sometimes lack a filter that keeps him from saying anything inappropriate – but then, he likes it that way. He’s been the life of the party for years, but he’s also Floyd’s right hand man.

A bit of a prankster at times, he’s willing to make both himself and his close friends the butt of a joke to entertain the people around him. At times Asher seems a bit like a giant toddler, though his ability to flip a switch from playful to all business can happen frighteningly quick. He’s a man you don’t want to make an enemy of, as he has no problem doing away with those he so much as perceives as a threat to his family. His life revolves around the family he’s made with the Cleas and his adopted son Nolan – his loyalty begins and ends with them, any promises he makes to someone outside of that circle is subject to change at anytime. His family is everything to him.

Personal History: Born in Melbourne on the southern coast of Australia, back when things were still idyllic, Asher’s childhood came crashing to a halt when he was seven years old. His mother, an administrative assistant at the local United States Embassy, was killed when the building was bombed. Her death devastated both her young son and her husband, Edwin, who packed up what the pair had left and headed for Scotland – the only place left on the planet where there were people he trusted with his son’s safety. It was the home of his best friend, Benny Clea, and a place where he knew they’d be welcomed with open arms.

The pair settled into this new makeshift family as best they could and Edwin went to work almost immediately as Benny’s second in command in the Pistol Grip Devils, a tossed together group of mercenaries for hire. The recruits were trained to be lethal killers, put through the ringer that Benny himself had designed to ensure that they had each and every skill necessary to succeed, to survive the industry that they had chosen. Edwin’s job had never truly been legitimate, though he had cleaned up his act during his marriage, and so Asher thought nothing of his father’s latest occupation. Edwin saw to it that Asher was groomed to one day take his place to serve as Floyd’s right hand man. He taught him to shoot, to fight, to defend himself, to dress his wounds, to survive outside of the comforts of home with nothing but what was left of the world around him. In the end of it all, Ash was one well-rounded mercenary.

He grew up for much of his life with Floyd as his best friend, the two even undergoing their official induction into the Pistol Grip Devils together. The two were groomed from the start to one day run the team together, the friendship that bloomed between the two seemed to assure everyone that they would truly be a force to be reckoned with. Eventually, their destiny came calling: Benny had been killed, Edwin died not long after of a heart condition and suddenly Asher and Floyd were left in charge. Their first order of business was to track down the sister Floyd had been told of but had never known. They pulled her away from the shambles of the life she was living, whisking her back to the group’s headquarters. The dynamic switched suddenly with this new member and it quickly became obvious that she was quite taken with Asher. She followed him everyone, asked to be partnered with him on various missions – Floyd even took to calling her “Shadow” but Ash never seemed to mind.

At some point or another, he knew he’d have to break Tannis’ heart, to tell her that there could never be anything between them – even if there hadn’t been years between their ages, she was Floyd’s sister and therefore automatically off limits. When Floyd asked him to assist a new cell with set-up and training, the time came to inform the littlest Clea that nothing could ever become of her crush. He told her that he’d be away for an indeterminate amount of time, that he might not ever return, that he was far too old for her and for all those reasons and more, nothing could ever be between them. It was difficult and he didn’t enjoy it, but it had to be done.

That unknown timeframe turned into four years – things changed drastically during that time in ways no one could have ever predicted. Tannis’ anger kept her from visiting him, but Floyd always came. And when he married Remy, she came too. At first, Asher was wary of the one-time rebel and the dangers she might bring to his family, but he could see that Floyd truly loved her and, over time, Remy proved herself both worthy of the Clea last name and an asset to the Devils. Asher’s own life was changing as well – a death in the new cell he was training had left a little boy without a father. Though he was only attempting to help the boy recover, to show signs of life again, little Nolan became quite taken with Asher. Eventually it became clear that there was only one option as to who the boy’s future caregiver could be and so Ash took him under his wing, claiming him as his own.

Eventually, his stint away had to end. Satisfied that he had done all that Floyd had asked of him, that the new group could stand alone, he packed up both himself and Nolan’s things and headed back to the bunker that he had called home for so long.

Family: None surviving biologically – Floyd, Remy, Tannis and Nolan are the only people alive that he considers family.

Skills and Training: His father was Benny Clea’s right hand man, so Asher grew up around the mercenary business and his father made sure that he was well trained from early on. When Floyd took over, Asher stepped up and filled the space his own father had once occupied, playing second-in-command to his lifelong friend. In addition to his father’s mercenary training, Edwin Asher also ensured that his son was skilled in hand to hand combat, boxing, hand guns, rifles and that he was proficient with knives. All Pistol Grip Devils are trained in first aid and survival as well, so Asher has a bevy of skills at his disposal.

Weaknesses:
- Nicotine
- A good drink
- His “family”
- His honor

Current Location: Outside the city with the Pistol Grip Devils

Alliance: Loyal only to his family, Asher could really give a shit about anyone else.

Occupation: Mercenary for hire – Pistol Grip Devil

PB: Colin Farrell

T E A M U P

- The Unwanted Visitor: Nolan’s mother, aware of the little boy’s father’s death, who may decide that she wants to be a part of her son’s life and come for him.
-PB: Up to player

- The Jilted Lover: An ex of Asher’s that’s none-too-happy with his return and looks to make him aware. She may or may not be a Devil.
- PB: Up to player

M A G I C M A K E R

Your name: Erica

Your age: 23

Your email: crowchick [at] gmail [dot] com

Characters Insanejournal Name: mr_personality

Your Messengers (aim/yahoo/msn):
- AIM: almightyarse
- Yahoo: almighty_arse

Link to colored photo for characters page: Asher Ryan

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